Machinery has largely supplanted hand labor in making shoes.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under replace. (Cf. ↑replace)The general plotted to supplant the king with the help of the army.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under replace. (Cf. ↑replace)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sup|plant´er — sup|plant «suh PLANT, PLAHNT», transitive verb. 1. to take the place of; displace or set aside; supersede: »Machinery has largely supplanted hand labor in making shoes. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under replace. (Cf. ↑replace) 2. to take the place of by … Useful english dictionary
sup|plant|ment — «suh PLANT muhnt, PLAHNT », noun. = supplantation. (Cf. ↑supplantation) … Useful english dictionary
sup·plant — … Useful english dictionary
sup — cat·sup; pre·sup·pos·al; pre·sup·pose; pre·sup·po·si·tion; pre·sup·po·si·tion·less; pre·sup·pres·sion; sup; sup·pe·da·ne·um; sup·per·less; sup·ping; sup·plant; sup·plan·ta·tion; sup·plant·er; sup·ple·ly; sup·ple·men·tar·i·ly; sup·ple·men·ta·tion; … English syllables
plant — con·tem·plant; in·tra·plant; plant·able; plant·age; plant·al; plant; plant·er; plant·less; plant·let; plant·ling; plant·ule; sup·plant; sup·plant·er; trans·plant·able; trans·plant·er; un·plant; im·plant·able; pre·plant; ex·plant; im·plant;… … English syllables
Sup'ung Dam — ▪ dam, China North Korea Korean Sup ung daem , Chinese (Pinyin) Shuifeng Shuiba or (Wade Giles romanization) Shui feng Shui pa hydroelectric project on the Yalu River at the North Korean border with Liaoning province, northeastern… … Universalium
supplant — sup·plant … English syllables
supplanter — sup·plant·er … English syllables
supplant — sup•plant [[t]səˈplænt, ˈplɑnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, or strategy 2) to replace (one thing) by something else • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < L supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup , plant… … From formal English to slang
supplant — sup|plant [səˈpla:nt US səˈplænt] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: supplanter, from Latin supplantare to defeat by causing to fall over with the foot , from planta bottom of the foot ] to take the place of a person or thing so that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
